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The incidental music for Chansons de Bilitis is little known and rarely performed. However, the relegation of this work to the realms of obscurity is highly unjustified. Chansons de Bilitis requires an unusual combination of instruments: two flutes, two harps, and celesta in addition to a reciter. The work is a theater piece in the tradition of melodrama, with spoken text and background music in alternation. Despite the rather unique nature of the work, many of the melodic, textural, and orchestrational devices for which Debussy is noted are evident. The music is throughcomposed; each movement mirrors and emphasizes the meaning and mood of the accompanying poem. Because of the fragmentary nature of the music and its rather subordinate role in the total theater work, the primary emphasis in gaining an appreciation of the value of the work lies in an investigation of its historical background.

The purpose of this study was to determine how methods of support functioned in the senate debate on the seating of Reed Smoot. In order to clarify the directions of the study, answers to the following questions were sought:1. How extensively were methods of support used by each side?2. What was the frequency of supports per assertion by each side?3. How was the use of support materials distributed among the speakers?4. How many different methods of support were used by each side?5. What were the most frequently used methods of support by each side?6. What were the least frequently used methods of support by each side?7. Did the methods of support which were used differ from the methods discussed in public speaking textbooks?8. Did the winning side differ in the use of methods of support from the losing side?

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Studies show that mentoring has a significant impact on the educational successes of minority students and the development of their personal and professional identity within their particular field of study. Within these mentoring relationships an environment is created to where students feel comfortable to discuss their various personal concerns that impact their matriculation through their undergraduate experience in a variety of ways. The purpose of this study is to document the experiences of undergraduate African American students majoring in agriculture while enrolled at a predominately white land grant institutions and explore opportunities for using mentoring as a tool and factor in assisting these students in persisting towards their undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech. The foundation of the study was based on Bean and Eaton's Psychological Model of Retention and Rodgers and Summers' Revised model of retention for African American students at PWIs. Findings from this study were articulated by students conceptualization of mentors as a supportive guide in contrast to procedural advising relationships, additionally how students have experiences mentorship with mentors with a range of identities; student interactions within their colleges and departments as well as their both indirect and direct mentorship experiences; their support, interaction and connection to the African American community on campus during their undergraduate tenure; and how the university's bureaucratic structure has an impact on their experience as African American students. / Master of Science in Life Sciences / Mentorship has a significant impact on the personal, academic and professional development of student during their undergraduate experiences at four-year institutions, having a large impact on their personal identity as well as how they view themselves within their particular field of study. Within these mentor and mentee relationship an environment is created where both parties develop rapport and understanding among each in order to be able to discuss concerns and interest that they may have that have an impact on their entire undergraduate experience in a number of ways. The purpose of this study is to document the experiences of undergraduate African American students majoring in agriculture while enrolled at a predominately white land grant institutions and explore opportunities for using mentoring as a tool and factor in assisting these students in persisting towards their undergraduate degree. The foundation of the study was based on two student development psychological models. Findings from this study were articulated by students conceptualization of mentors as supportive guide in contrast to procedural advising relationships, additionally how students have experiences mentorship with mentors with a range of identities; student interactions within their colleges and departments as well as their both indirect and direct mentorship experiences; their support, interaction and connection to the African American community on campus during their undergraduate tenure; and how the university’s bureaucratic structure has a impact on their experience as African American students.

The purpose of this thesis is to discover the extent of Edith Wharton's use of social problems in her novels.

A study of Henry David Thoreau's opinions on religion, economics, politics, government, and major political issues of his time.

Through careful analysis of sound in Walden with some attention to related works, this study demonstrates the three major facets of Thoreau's use of sound: first, an unusual aural sensitivity illustrated by his many varied sound images, which add concreteness and experiential immediacy; next, the depth of meaning that sound has as his metaphysical symbol in perception and expression of spiritual truth; finally, his effectiveness with such auditory devices as rhythm, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia to achieve a poetic quality-. Of equal importance to Thoreau are the sounds of his writing and the sounds in his writing. Realizing the reality, depth, and texture Thoreau gives his prose through his remarkable treatment of sound increases one's appreciation of Walden as art and of Thoreau as literary artist.

Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862-1934) foi autora de romances, contos e crônicas, tendo obtido uma inserção privilegiada no meio intelectual brasileiro, especialmente nas primeiras décadas do século XX, o que pode ser avaliado tanto pelas constantes reedições de suas obras bem como pela adoção de títulos que vieram a figurar como livros de leitura para o ensino básico. Receptiva aos pensamentos positivistas e científicos de sua época, Júlia acreditou que a República moveria o Brasil para o progresso. No entanto, em um curto espaço de tempo, suas obras de linguagem naturalista, indicavam a falência precoce de suas expectativas políticas. Mesmo assim, Júlia continuou suas investidas junto ao seu principal publico leitor: as mulheres e as crianças. Nesse trabalho, pretendemos lançar luz aos aspectos remetidos à recepção que a obra de Júlia Lopes teve quando de sua publicação. Nesse sentido, levamos em consideração o exame da abordagem constituída pela autora e das suas expectativas nutridas expressamente em relação às mulheres e as crianças. / Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862-1934) was the author of novels, short stories and essays, and obtained an insert inside the Brazilian intellectual environment, especially in the early decades of the twentieth century, which can be measured both by the constant reissues of his works as well as the adoption of titles that came to figure as textbooks for basic education. Receptive to the positivist and the scientific thoughts of his days, Júlia believed that the Republic would move Brazil to progress. However, in a short time, his works of natural language, pointing to the early failure of their political expectations. Even then, Júlia has continued its attacks with your main readership: women and children. In this work, we intend to shed light on aspects referred to the reception that the work of Júlia Lopes had when it was published. Accordingly, we consider the examination of the approach made by the author and their expectations nurtured explicitly in relation to women and children.